Signaling system.



SIGNALING S'Y'STEIM, APPLIOATION FILED JULY 5, 150a.

ing the telephonic opera-- relay magnet dur e sub crib r e s tions of the structure. in the usual manner by the line limbs it and 2 through his receiver and transmitter,thus allowing current to flow from battery (I, through the line relay let, the Wint'ling l of the relay B, line limb l the substation, -line limb 2, Winding 5 of relay B to the return side of the battery. This current serves to energize relay l l, causin the illumination of the telephone line signal. lamp '16; and upon the insertion of a connecting plug, current is supplied to the line liinbs throuqjh a repeating coil in the corcl circuit, and the relay 14 is disconnected by the operation of cut-oil relay 17, as fully set forth in the above mentioned patent. The telephonic current, which flows through windings etantl 5 of relay B in opposite directions, (lo-es not energiz: the magnet oi. relay When the alarm or r-ipiCitll s 1 ial to be sent, the inn; 1 of the line is ternutitcntly connected to ground either by the manually operated hey A2 or by the cliagranunatically indicated CillhiEQX device D in which the depression and subsequent release of the lever It causes contact wheel to to rotate and intern'iittently engage 'in'g it each grounding of the line limb, current of momentary duration will flow from battery C through relay l l, Winding l; of relay B and thence through limb l to ground and the return SlilE of thebattery. This current How will cause a mon'zentary attraction. of miniatures 7 anti. ll. of relay i3. i ii'l'l'littill'lj 7 engages contact; 8, but thci'clay is not at this time sufiiciently energized to cause contact 8 to move out of engzu gmucnt with contact 2'). circuit may therci. 'e no traced from battery t throu 'h the winding of register R, the winding oi a slow-acting relay lit and through Wire 33, contact 9i contact s, armature 7, key 18 and wire 32 to the return side of the battery,

thus causing the register or corresponding device to give its indication The relay 1!) is illustrated as having its armature provided with a lash-pot 150 in order that it shall require a current tlow of some considerable duration hetero the armature it will come into cngngeuu-nt with contact 22. it is to be understood that any other (oz-n1 ol' slow-actingrclay may he userl in the structure aurl that the current impulses are so spacesl asto prcvcnt a scquci'lcc ot' impulses from causing a complete iuovcuwut oi" the relay armature. The impulses, which arc sent in the normal opt-ration of signaling, are not in" sullici-iuu (lill'aiitlll to cause the :ugcuuiat oi the contact 22 amt therefor-c, hilc armature ll of relay ll engages contact l2 at each curi'cut impulse, the wire 34-, which connects armature it with contact.

rcmcius open and no further result occurs. ll, howe er, limb t of the line becomes closing the circuit; of

.21 circle}? 19 to from, .tlnough Wire 35, through Winding 6 of relay "1%, through lamp 13, contact 12, armature 22 and armature 21 to negate grounded for an abnormal length of time, the c rcuit p ffiYiQusly ter R and role suflicient lengt 19 will be maintained for a of time to allow armature engage contact'22, at which time a circuit may be traced as follows: the active terminal of battery 0,

11, wire 34, contact the return sitlc of the battery; i The current flowing through this eircuit is su'fiicient to cause a greater energization of relay B and the con'iplete 'aetuatiou of its contacts, causing contact 8 to disengage contact 9 and to engage contact 10. The disengagementof contact 9 interrupts the'circuit of the regiser and relay 1. and the engagement with contact it) closes a locking circuit for relay B which may he racerl as follows: from the active terminal of battery 53, through Wire 35, winding 6, lamp 313, contacts 13,8 and 7, key .18, 21ml wire 32 to the return side of the battery. This went serves to maintain the COil'lplCLt: a -LoiOl1 of the arniatures of relay B and to cause the illumination of the lamp l3, and the registerlt and relay 19 have assumed their normal positions in readiness for a subsequentcggeration. The illumination of lamp 13 indicates to the attendant that the line associated with that lamp is in trouble who, when the trouble has been remedied, interupts the locking circuit just traced. by depressing the key 18, thus allowing the relay contacts to assume their normal positions. it) will be obvious, therefore, that if line A be in trouble signals may be traced. through regis-' received from line A or A or vice vcrsu Witl'iout interference from such trouble.

Fig. 2 illustrates diagrammatically a modification of the structure of l ig. l, in that the register ll in a normally closed circuit, which may be traced from the upper terminal of battery (7, through the magnet Winding of register R, the winding of magnet 19, and thence through wire 36, contact 28 am} or aturc 27 ot' relay li,' :o11t:ict 528 mu! armature P2? of relay ii, and contact 28 and armature 2'? ol' rclay ii. to the return siile oi" the battery through wire 3. 'lhe current, which flows through this circuit normally, holds the miniature ot' the register out of engagement with the tapwwlu-el and the armature of relay ll) out of engagement with its contact 31. ll, :1 signal be sent over line .L, the consequcut cnci'giz-ation of relay l: causes armaiun- 27 to engage contact 2h anti :u'n'iaturc 23 to cngago contact 5, but is insufficient to rzulyrc a further actuation oi the armature. 'lhc :ua'uutiou of armz-iture 27 at this time iut-tes'rupts the circuit of the register anti rc lay ii) in the predetermined manner, thus causing proper signals to be miltlih The intori-notions, however, are of such short duamt magnet 19 are included ration that. arnuuure 21 does not engage tact 31, and consequently no current results from the eiwagement of arina-tur with contact :25. ff, however, through the accidental grounding of limb 1 of line A, the relay li be energized for more than the normal duration, armature "2'1 of relay 19 "will engage its contact Eli during the time that armature 523 of relay B engages its con tact 2-3, and current will flow over the circuit which may be traced from the upper terminal of battery through wire l0, key 18, lamp 13, winding t) of relay B. armature 23, con-tact contact 24, wire 88, contact 3], and armati-u'e 2t to the return side of the battery. This current causes an increased mergiaation of the magnet of relay it and a comp-h te attraction of its ari'natures. The cm'nplete actuation of armature 27 again closes the circuit of register R and relay 19 at contacts 30, 29 and 27', thus placing them in readiness for operation by currents on line .X or 4V. The complete actuation of armature causes contact to engage contact it) 556 and subsequently break contact 2i, and this operation completes a kicking circuit inc-hiding the signal lamp 13, which may be traced from the upper terminal of battery C, through" wire it), key 18, lamp 123, wind mg (i, armature 23, contact 25. contact 26, and wire 39 to the opposite side of the battery, thus maintaining the attraction of the relay arinatures and the display of the signal until the circuitis interrupted by the a tendant as in Fig. i.

\Vhile l have illustrated my invention as embodied in a combined telephone and alarm signaling systcn'i, do not wish to be limited to this particular embodiment, as it is o vious that it ina y be used in connection with many other signaling structures. While the relays B, l3, B are diagrammatically illustrated as having two arniatures, it is evident that any so-called double-acting relay ma be used, in which the contacts controlled by the relay magnet have two operative positions other than the normal one. Llitewise lamp 13 or the register B maybe replaced by any preferred signaling mechanisms, and also that various other ways of supplying current to the various circuits may be used, other than that of having one common source. I therefore do not Wish to be limited to the structure illustrated and de scribed, but aim to cover an" variations or modifications of the invention by the following claims:

l. A signaling system comprising a plurality of transmitting circuits, alocal transmittmg apparatus connected to each circuit, a relay in each circuit, a signal-receiving circuit Which is controlled by any of the relays, a source of electricity, a switch operated by any of the relayswhenever there is more than the normal momentary or a tron or the relay, to tcomplete a circuit: c tin oil the control. of the receiving circuit by the relay, and signal-recei ing apparatus in the receiving circuit.

signaling system comprising a pin rality oi transmitting circuits, a local trans mitting apparatus connected to each circuit, a relay in each circuit, a signal-receiving circuit which is controlled by any ot' the lays, a source oi electricity, a switch operate l by any ol the relays whenever there i more than the normal momentary opera tion of the relay, (0 complete a circuit cutting oil the control of the receiving circuit by the relay. a signal associated With the relay adapted to be displayed when the control is cut oil', and sf nal-receiring apparatus in the receirii'i rcuit.

:3. signaling system comprising,- a pin .rality oi transmitting circuits, a local tiranrje n'iitting; apparatus connected to each circuit, a relay in each cir uit, a signatreceiying circuitwhich is controlled by any of the relays. a source of c.lectricity, a r'lOW-zICtll'tgl switch operated by any of the relays whenever there is more than the normal nionieir tary operation 01 the relay, to complete a circuit cuttin oil the control of the recei v inc cirt I the relay, a signal associated with the relay adapted to be displayed when the c ntrol is so cut oil, and a signal-r cei\'- ing apparatus in the receiving circuit.

4. Si signaling system comprising a pln rality of transmitting circuits, at local trans niittingapparatus connected to each circui'n, a relay in each circuit provided with alocal winding, :1 signalucceiving circuit which. is controlled by any oif-the relays, a source of electricity, a conuncn switch operating in conjuncti "a with any oi the relays whet ever there mor n the normal momen tary tlpcltll'ltlll or the relay, tocomplete a circuit through the local windingof the lay, switching mechanism responsive to w energization oi? said local win-ding to cut 0/3; the control of the signal-receiving circuit by the relay, and signal-receiving apparatus included in the signaireceiving circuit.

rality of transmitting circuits, a local transmitting apparatus connected to each circuit,

a relay in. each circuit provided with alocal winding, 2. signal-receiving circuit Whicl is controlled by any or" the relays, a source of electricity, a connnon switch operating in conjunction with any of the relays whenever there is more than the normal momentary operation of the relay, to complete a circuit through the local Winding of the relay, switching mechanism responsive to the energization of said local winding to cut the control of the til-receiving circuit by the relay, an in or adapted to be dis "fraiity of transml receiving circuic'imd iigc com? the rcl I played by rurrcni ricwiri through riic iccci 'Wmrimgg and siqzwr-recci apparatus ing CH'UUJ.

ciuiicii in the siguuirccci'm,

' signaling aysrcizi ccmprising pinrah" "cf transmitting circuiiis; u ioczii trans 11g apparatus; ccunccreii e 12W in h 12)..

iaicrccciving circuit which is any tlic rcla z's, :iscurcc of iiuicii switch conirolicci by than itiic normal iiiuiucritary operation the @2213 icj compicic u circuit Liarcugh the local nicclw-uisui respcnsivc 1:0 the cnorgizaiiuu or said iccu'i r0? he giikri swii'ci'i by r, and signarrvcivingf :rppami'us in c iucicd 1n the sir-3121i-rcceiving circuit,

7. A' signuiii Wsiern min mising a pinrug circuiis, a iocul r-ansmitting apparatus ccnncctc ji 00 each circuit, a relay in ccii circuit provided with r." Iiccci. Winding, a sigimi-rccciving circuit which is cont-rolled by any of the. rciiiy, a source 01'. OIGCtIlClQQ a siow-act ng relay u /the signal-receiving circuit opcrat-cd byariy of the relays whcncycr 'thre is more than the normal moiiiciiiziiry opcracion cf .thc i'eiz yg" to complete a circuit rhrougl thc local windmg, 1 .th

rug cwitciiing mechanism rc-' ire to the ciiergimiicu of said local W 11;; cut Gil the centre! of the signalrcccixiiig circuit by rhcreiay, rind-signalreceiving appararus inciudcd in the signalreceiving circuit.

ii signaling system ccmprising a pin ruliry transmitting circuits, a local transmitting apparatus connected to each circuifi,

l n each circuit provided. with local N a signai-rccciving circuit which is ccutrolic-ji by any Or the relays, a source of cii'ectricit :i slaw-acting relay in iiic si *ii-iccciving circuit operated by any of riic rciays Whenever thcrcis more than the ncruini momentary operation of the relay,

in complete a circuit through'thc iocai Wind- 

